Interior View Improving today’s prevention methods, early detection and knowledge of cervical cancer might rein in the number of cases. By Alicia Di Rado

A Snapshot in Time A full-body scan has benefits and limitations while providing a virtual look inside the body. By Jon Nalick

Untried but True Clinical trials at research institutions adhere to the highest standards of patient care, which means that human subjects today are far better protected than they have ever been.
By Jon Nalick

Vital Interest Diabetes patients are often unaware that a kidney-pancreas transplant eliminates the need to inject insulin and may stabilize complications.
By Alicia Di Rado

Full-Court Press Pathologist Michael Press is involved in an unrelenting scientific pursuit of the genetic links to women's cancers. By Lori Olwenstein

Roots of Risk A complex web of internal and external variations among ethnic groups may determine an individual woman's breast cancer fate. By Alicia Di Rado

Healthoughts

Lifting the Lagging Libido Delivering hormone replacement therapy through the skin via a patch helps improve sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women . By Lori Oliwenstein

Cover Story

Hormone Replacement Turmoil For most women, the facts behind the furor over hormone replacement therapy leave plenty of questions still unanswered. By Lori Oliwenstein